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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Of the $71 million, Achates Power will receive $5 million for work on an opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid commercial vehicle system, and Cummins will receive $4 million for its work on an ultra-low emissions heavy-duty 10L natural gas engine. Tennessee Technological University. Charge to Work USA: National Workplace Charging Program.

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DOE awards $1.95M for conceptual designs that extract critical minerals and rare earth elements from coal sources

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The program has moved into bench-scale and engineering-scale prototype materials processing to address scale-up challenges and opportunities. Concurrent Technologies Corporation (Johnstown, PA). MATERIA USA LLC (Inwood, NY). University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND). BioCarbon Technologies LLC (Missoula, MT).

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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—Matthias Erb, Executive Vice President, Engineering & Planning, Volkswagen Group of America. BASF Company; Boeing Company; Celanese International; Continental Structural Plastics; Convergent Manufacturing Technologies; Cytec Engineered Materials; Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.;

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Enovix Corporation. Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. Marquette University. Exelon Corporation. Washington State University.

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University of Texas at Austin study measuring methane emissions released from natural gas production

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A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin, and including engineering and environmental testing firms URS and Aerodyne Research, is conducting a major field study to measure methane emissions from natural gas production, about which little empirical data exist.

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Volvo Car Corporation developing new safety systems with autonomous driving support

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The engine, brakes and steering respond automatically. A research project within Volvo Car Corporation in collaboration with the Department of Signals and Systems at Chalmers University of Technology is developing Intersection Support, a system which alerts and automatically brakes for crossing traffic when necessary.

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